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1987 Indiana State Sycamores football team

1987 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 6 0 0 10 4 0
Western Illinois 5 1 0 7 4 0
Eastern Illinois 3 3 0 5 6 0
SW Missouri State 3 3 0 5 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 0 3 8 0
Illinois State 0 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Sycamores finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Salem*W 55–0[1]
September 12Boston University*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 0–34[2]
September 19at Western IllinoisL 12–42[3]
September 26No. 6 Northern Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 14–388,457[4]
October 3at Southwest Missouri StateL 0–428,105[5]
October 10at Georgia Tech*L 0–3830,039[6]
October 17at Eastern IllinoisL 14–209,734[7]
October 24at Illinois StateW 10–3[8]
October 31Southern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 24–1510,531[9]
November 7vs. Cincinnati*W 40–165,424[10]
November 21vs. Ball State*
W 24–237,323[11]

References

  1. ^ "Sycamores smash non-league foe". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Boston University batters ISU, 34–3". The South Bend Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "WIU sets a record". The Kokomo Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Smith's return lifts Panthers to easy victory". The Daily Nonpareil. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bears chop down Sycamores". The Springfield News-Leader. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech rolls to win". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eastern Illinois tops Indiana St". Southern Illinoisan. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Late score lifts Sycamores". Chronicle Tribune. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Indiana State stops Southern". The Pantagraph. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "The ecstasy and...the agony; Indiana State stuns 'biggie' UC, 40–16". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bell win was in the 'Cards' for Sycamores". The Indianapolis Star. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.